postmortem livedo n. A purple coloration of the skin, except in areas of contact pressure, appearing within one half to two hours after death, as a result of gravitational movement of blood within the vessels. Also called postmortem lividity.

postmortem wart n. A tuberculous warty growth that can occur on the hand of an individual who performs postmortem examinations. Also called anatomical wart, dissection tubercle, necrogenic wart, verruca necrogenica.

[pohst-ney-zuh l] /ˈpoʊstˈneɪ zəl/ adjective 1. located or occurring behind the nose or in the nasopharynx, as a flow of mucus; nasopharyngeal: a postnasal infection. postnasal post·na·sal (pōst-nā’zəl) adj.

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